Your 16 teams that can win it all

[mr.hockey4242]

And NOT Gonzaga

I picked them to finally get over the hump a couple years ago....

And they lost in the ship to a blue blood...

 

[SteelersPride]

I picked them to finally get over the hump a couple years ago....

And they lost in the ship to a blue blood...

Exactly. I'll never pick them. I cleaned up in riding Virginia all year and through the tourney last year.


My crowning achievement. The top 1% of all brackets

 

[SteelersPride]

Auburn is a top 30ish team. They aren't as good as their record reflects

can we change that narrative now

 

[Hitman Hart]

can we change that narrative now

No, they are 32nd on kenpom

#notgreat

 

[SteelersPride]

No, they are 32nd on kenpom

#notgreat

Pish posh . They keep winning.

 

[Hitman Hart]

Pish posh . They keep winning.

They only have one top 30 win, but okay

 

[SteelersPride]

They only have one top 30 win, but okay

So ,curious, do
You have 30 teams over them?

 

[huskers1217]

Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska

 

[Hitman Hart]

So ,curious, do
You have 30 teams over them?

Kenpom does and they are the source I trust the most.

 

[SteelersPride]

Kenpom does and they are the source I trust the most.

fair enough.


side note

The last time a team won the NCAA Tournament without being from one of the seven major conferences (AAC, ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC) was when the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels defeated the Duke Blue Devils by 30 in the 1989-90 title game. This means that if you’re considering placing future bets on teams to win the national championship, you should strictly be looking at teams from one of the major conferences. Some teams have been able to make it to the championship game from smaller conferences, but other than Memphis in 2008 and Butler in 2010, none of them have really been able to compete with the bigger conference teams in the final game of the year. It’s not as fun to place bets on major teams to win titles, but it is a lot more beneficial to your bank account.

 

[SteelersPride]

Really crappy reffing in the Cincy Memphis game. Cindy travels Like 4 times. Then gets a foul to tie it.

 

[Wild Turkey]

No, they are 32nd on kenpom

#notgreat

Bitch

 

[ericd7633]

fair enough.


side note

The last time a team won the NCAA Tournament without being from one of the seven major conferences (AAC, ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC) was when the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels defeated the Duke Blue Devils by 30 in the 1989-90 title game. This means that if you’re considering placing future bets on teams to win the national championship, you should strictly be looking at teams from one of the major conferences. Some teams have been able to make it to the championship game from smaller conferences, but other than Memphis in 2008 and Butler in 2010, none of them have really been able to compete with the bigger conference teams in the final game of the year. It’s not as fun to place bets on major teams to win titles, but it is a lot more beneficial to your bank account.

Gonzaga was down by like 2 with 30 seconds left or something like that in 2017.

 

[SteelersPride]

Gonzaga was down by like 2 with 30 seconds left or something like that in 2017.

yeah, they still lost though.

 

[jontaejones]

fair enough.


side note

The last time a team won the NCAA Tournament without being from one of the seven major conferences (AAC, ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC) was when the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels defeated the Duke Blue Devils by 30 in the 1989-90 title game. This means that if you’re considering placing future bets on teams to win the national championship, you should strictly be looking at teams from one of the major conferences. Some teams have been able to make it to the championship game from smaller conferences, but other than Memphis in 2008 and Butler in 2010, none of them have really been able to compete with the bigger conference teams in the final game of the year. It’s not as fun to place bets on major teams to win titles, but it is a lot more beneficial to your bank account.

It's more about having a consistent program than being from a major conference. Gonzaga has a better chance to win every year than 95% of the teams in the conferences you mention.

The reason mid-majors don't win is because they cannot maintain a high level for enough years.

The tournament is all about how many bites at the apple you get. Look at UVA, it took them so many tries to get there. Never does a program come out of nowhere to win, major conference or not.

Gonzaga's record in the past 5 years is remarkable. If they keep it up, they have a good of a chance to win every year as anybody.

That said, I'm not crazy about their team this year.

 

[SteelersPride]

Bitch

yeah screw ken pom. no his stuffs legit

but come on your're taking purdue, texas tech, iowa, houston, michigan, BYU

All of the over auburn, not just some, ALL

 

[SteelersPride]

It's more about having a consistent program than being from a major conference. Gonzaga has a better chance to win every year than 95% of the teams in the conferences you mention.

The reason mid-majors don't win is because they cannot maintain a high level for enough years.

The tournament is all about how many bites at the apple you get. Look at UVA, it took them so many tries to get there. Never does a program come out of nowhere to win, major conference or not.

Gonzaga's record in the past 5 years is remarkable. If they keep it up, they have a good of a chance to win every year as anybody.

That said, I'm not crazy about their team this year.

very good points, makes sense when you look at it from that point of view

 

[ericd7633]

yeah, they still lost though.

Yes but they were able to compete with UNC.

 

[SteelersPride]

Yes but they were able to compete with UNC.

im by no means disagreeing with that.

 

[We Are Decent]

Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State